mycotoxins in wheat

testing kits for DON and alfatoxins

overview

QuickTox Flex quantifies mycotoxins in your samples

Rapid results and a simple, easy-to-use procedure

Temperature and humidity controlled tests

USDA/GIPSA and AOAC certification

The next generation in mycotoxin testing technology is the new QuickTox Flex product line. Using the QuickScan reader platform, QuickTox Flex mycotoxin tests utilize a simple, compact strip incubator to tightly control external variables such as temperature and humidity. The dual-action incubator heats or cools the sample to optimal assay conditions, which guarantees repeatable testing conditions. Repeatable, reliable results are key to trusting a mycotoxin testing method.

EnviroLogix’ mycotoxin test kits are designed to provide precise results on-site, eliminating the cost and delay of sending grain samples out for testing. Quantitative mycotoxin test results are obtained using the EnviroLogix QuickScan system. QuickScan is a quantification and traceability system that combines digital imaging technology with advanced mathematical processing. Using a standard PC computer platform, QuickScan provides rapid, objective and quantitative results for a variety of GMO and mycotoxin test kits.

Wheat is the most widely-grown grain worldwide based on grain acreage, and the wheat harvest ranks third based on total production volume. In crop year 2015-2016, 737 million metric tons of wheat was produced around the world.
World wide, the major wheat producers include the European Union, China, India, Russia, Ukraine and the United States. Within the U.S., North Dakota, Kansas, and Montana produce the largest volume.

Mycotoxins cause serious financial impact on crops such as wheat and corn. According to The Food and Agriculture Organization, 25% of the world’s crops are affected by mycotoxins each year, with annual losses of around 1 billion metric tons of foods and food products. The economic losses stem from four main sources: 1) diseases that cause yield loss; 2) mycotoxin contamination that reduces crop value; 3) mycotoxin-related health problems that cause losses in animal productivity; and 4) human health costs. Not counting the health costs, reports estimate the financial losses at anywhere from $1-5 billion a year.

Mycotoxins can be particularly troublesome in wheat and other cereal grains because, once produced mycotoxins are chemically stable at high temperatures, meaning they can travel all the way through the food supply chain.

Fungal growth of mycotoxin production can change the chemical and physical properties of feed, as well as the nutrient content of grains. As grain is key to the nutritional growth of feedstock animals, the quality of grain makes a significant difference in the productivity and profit of feedstock. Farmers, animal producers, grain handlers, food processors and distributors all play an important role in monitoring grain quality. For grain testing in the lab and field, EnviroLogix offers grain testing kits that test for mycotoxins in wheat with certainty.